On the Konoha road.
"So, why do I have to train with you guys?"
Kakashi was doing a handstand, following the two green and red figures in front of him.
His dead fish eyes were speechless.
Satoru: "Because you know too much."
Might Guy: "Yes, that's right, you know too much."
After all, he was still young and not thick-skinned enough. Under the combined fists and sticks of Satoru and Might Guy, he still followed behind them.
Kakashi was speechless.
He finally had a day off today. For his eighteenth birthday a few days ago, he received a birthday gift from Jiraiya: the latest edition of make-out paradise.
He was just about to continue watching and studying after training, but he didn't expect to run into these two guys.
It wasn't a good day, today.
"Yo, Kakashi, what's that?" Satoru, who was walking in front, suddenly had a book in his hand.
On it were four large characters: "make-out paradise."
Might Guy's eyes lit up when he heard that, and he snatched it away.
"Stop, that's just a book about love..." Kakashi's face instantly turned red, and he climbed up to snatch it back.
His old friend's impatient nature was unlike him.
Might Guy instantly understood that this was no ordinary book. Love, what a great word.
For his old friend to pay attention to it, it must be a particularly good book.
Might Guy hopped on one foot, flipping through the pages as he walked.
And Satoru, to get back at him for seeing through his disguise, blocked Kakashi's path.
"Wow~ Oh~ I have no other wish for the future of life, only that I may be intoxicated and immersed in all love.
This cup of love, let it be drunk to the full, drunk to the full..."
Might Guy started reading, and although it wasn't his forte, he still felt a little something.
But gradually, things went wrong, because some of the story plots inside made even Might Guy, the big muscle-head, blush.
Blushing, he threw it to Satoru: "You read it, it's too shameful, I'm still a child."
Kakashi wanted to snatch it, but how could he? Except for Might Guy and a few old guys from the Warring States Period, no one's taijutsu was stronger than his.
Picking up the book, he also started reading: "The value of love is not just in possession.
Sometimes, sacrificing love can make love eternal..."
Reading this, Satoru looked at the cover. It was indeed written by Jiraiya.
"Oh, as expected of the genius Kakashi, he's still reading Jiraiya's book.
I approve of his work."
He also didn't expect Jiraiya to have such literary talent. You can't judge a book by its cover.
"Give it back." While he was talking, Kakashi snatched the book back.
"This book is full of the essence of 'love.' I suggest you all buy a copy.
I believe it contains the essential qualities of a Ninja."
"Invincible youth is the essential quality of a Ninja! Come and learn from me, Kakashi." Might Guy didn't want to read that kind of thing.
Satoru: "I'm different from you guys. You're still searching for the essence of love, but I've already passed down the Will of Fire. Let me tell you, my two children are so cute and well-behaved...
"This is true love. Do you want to fall in love? I can ask my wife to introduce you. She knows some excellent girls."
Might Guy and Kakashi exchanged glances and quickly crawled away. Satoru was too annoying.
"Hey, wait, don't walk so fast. Let me tell you, children are the future of Konoha. The sooner you have them, the sooner they inherit..." Satoru sped up and chased after them.
He wanted to introduce a girl to these two classmates to make up for their lonely bachelor lives.
It was not a malicious prank.
...
Bang!
"Ah, it's over. It was a very fiery and youthful day." Satoru dispelled his transformation, stretched, wiped his sweat, and laughed.
He felt all the pressure released.
This sudden idea was indeed correct.
During missions, Ninjas accumulate a lot of psychological fatigue, which is also the process of accumulating mental energy.
Although Ninjas possess extraordinary power and rarely suffer from war syndrome, they still accumulate a lot of pressure during missions and need to find ways to release it.
Some ninjas, unable to release pressure and unable to retire easily, resort to sad actions.
They self-mutilate their legs or hands to retire due to disability.
Those without this resolve will defect from their Ninja villages, becoming rogue Ninja, living off their Ninja abilities.
Of course, female Ninja have it easier; they can retire due to pregnancy, and most Ninja villages do this.
There are quite a few.
And different Ninjas have different ways of releasing pressure.
Might Guy's youthful training, Kakashi's constant reading, Jiraiya's voyeurism and writing, Tsunade's gambling, and so on. Therefore, most Ninjas have their unique personalities.
Satoru naturally also had pressure.
He was talented, but he was also human, and humans have pressure.
This kind of bizarre behaviour with a mask can also relieve pressure to a certain extent.
Hmm, the Will of Fire also plays a role in this, not just brainwashing.
Whether it's Konoha's Will of Fire or Iwagakure's Will of Stone, both are forms of belief, and belief can greatly relieve pressure.
So, although he didn't believe in the Will of Fire, he still propagated it to his disciples and juniors, to give them something to believe in and relieve Ninja pressure.
Of course, the effectiveness of the Will of Fire was also one of the reasons.
"Tch, I'm never training with Satoru again. Your transformed appearance is too tacky." The training ended, and Might Guy lost, but he kept complaining that Satoru's ugly clothes and appearance affected him.
Satoru pouted: "Your clothes are the tacky ones, no wonder you can't find a girlfriend."
Pfft!
Might Guy's heart seemed to be stabbed again. He pointed at him, trembling: "My not finding a girlfriend has nothing to do with this. These handsome and breathable clothes, you won't discourage me."
"Well, you might be unable to find one because of your clothes," Kakashi added another stab from the side.
"Kakashi, you... Oh no..."
Satoru looked at Kakashi and shook his head: "You... are also very tacky. Look at that spiky hair and that mask. Even dogs shake their heads when they see it."
Pfft!
"Hey, I remember you also had your face wrapped in bandages. Was that how you found yours?" Kakashi almost choked.
He just didn't want to find one. He used to have many fangirls, and he still does.
And what's wrong with a mask? You have your whole head in bandages!
"Heh, I'm not stupid. When it's just the two of us, I'll take it off.
"Hey, Kakashi, I see Naruto, the Fourth's son, looks very lonely every day. Don't you usually visit him?" Satoru stopped attacking the two single dogs and asked a curious question.
The Third Hokage never ordered him not to approach the Jinchuriki, which meant that others probably weren't ordered either. He wanted to know what Kakashi's mindset was as he didn't openly visit him.
He always just secretly watched.
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